Y4 Maths

Year 4 Halves and Quarters

This Year 4 Halves and Quarters lesson covers the prior learning of finding equivalences of halves and quarters, before moving onto the main skill of halves and quarters.

The lesson starts with a prior learning worksheet to check pupils’ understanding. The interactive lesson slides recap the prior learning before moving on to the main skill. Children can then practise further by completing the activities and can extend their learning by completing an engaging extension task.

National Curriculum Objective
Mathematics Year 4: (4F6a) Recognise and write decimal equivalents to 1/4 , 1/2 , 3/4

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Lesson Slides

Lesson Slides

These lesson slides guide pupils through the prior learning of finding equivalences of halves and quarters, a quarter and a third, before moving onto the main skill of halves and quarters. There are a number of questions to check pupils' understanding throughout.

PowerPoint from the old Resource Pack
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Modelling PowerPoint

Modelling PowerPoint

This powerpoint can be used to model the questions that the children will complete on the Varied Fluency and Reasoning & Problem Solving worksheets as part of this lesson.

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Lesson Slides

Lesson Slides

These are the same as the lesson slides on Classroom Secrets. You can assign this as an activity for pupils to access individually in school or remotely from home.

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Video Tutorial

Video Tutorial

In this Halves and Quarters Video Tutorial, Laura demonstrates how to convert halves and quarters from visual representations into fractions and into decimals.

1 Prior Learning

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Worksheet

Worksheet

This Year 4 Halves and Quarters lesson covers the prior learning of finding equivalences of halves and quarters, before moving onto the main skill of halves and quarters.

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Video Tutorial

Video Tutorial

In this Equivalence of One Half and Two Quarters Video Tutorial, Katie shows pupils how to identify fractions which are equal. She uses key vocabulary including fractions and equivalent.

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Matching Activity

Matching Activity

This Year 2 Equivalent Fractions Matching Game aims to support pupils' understanding of fractions.

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Interactive Activity

Interactive Activity

This Year 2 Equivalent Fractions Game aims to support pupils' understanding of fractions.

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Interactive Activity

Interactive Activity

This Year 2 Recognise a Quarter Game checks pupils' understanding of recognising a quarter of different shapes.

2 Varied Fluency

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Worksheet

Worksheet

This differentiated worksheet includes varied fluency questions for pupils to practise the main skill of this lesson.

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Matching Activity

Matching Activity

This Year 4 Decimal Equivalents Matching Game is designed to check your child's ability to recognise decimal equivalents of one half, one quarter and three quarters.

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Flash Cards Activity

Flash Cards Activity

This Year 4 Decimal Equivalents Flash Card Game is designed to check pupils' ability to recognise decimal equivalents of one half, one quarter and three quarters.

2 Reasoning & Problem Solving

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Worksheet

Worksheet

This halves and quarters extension task includes a challenge activity which can be used to further pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in the halves and quarters lesson.

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Mixed Practice

Mixed Practice

This worksheet includes varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving questions for pupils to practise the main skill of halves and quarters.

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Worksheet

Worksheet

This differentiated worksheet includes reasoning and problem solving questions to support the teaching of this step.

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Discussion Problem

Discussion Problem

This worksheet includes two discussion problems which can be used in pairs or small groups to further pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in this lesson.

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Challenge Activity

Challenge Activity

This Year 4 Halves and Quarters Maths Challenge is designed to check pupils’ understanding of finding a half, quarter and three quarters.

2 Homework

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Worksheet

Worksheet

This differentiated worksheet includes varied fluency and reasoning and problem solving questions to support the teaching of this step.

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Consolidation Pack

Consolidation Pack

This Decimals Consolidation Year 4 resource will help your pupils consolidate their understanding of Summer Block 1: Decimals

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Home Learning Pack

Home Learning Pack

This Summer week 2 Maths pack contains varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving worksheets.